Ondra

UnisexBoys' nameGirls' name

Man, through Ondřej

Ondra has been given to 120 babies in the U.S. since 1956. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 1963, with 13 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 77% boys, 23% girls all-time.

Babies named Ondra, 2006

1 in 791,000

Ondra over time, 1880–2025

BoysGirls

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Ondra over time

In 2006, Ondra went to 0% girls and 100% boys.

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A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Ondra: meaning, origin, and history

Man, through Ondřej

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Ondra means

Ondra belongs to the name family reached through Ondra → Ondřej → Ἀνδρέας. Its meaning is “man”.

Origin, language, and formation

Ondra is used in Czech.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Ondřej and Ἀνδρέας.

Pronunciation and spelling

In Czech, Ondra is pronounced [ˈondra].

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 92 boys were recorded with the name Ondra between 1956 and 2006. Its highest annual count was 13 in 1963; its best national rank was #2,378 in 1963.

In the United States, 28 girls were recorded with the name Ondra between 1942 and 1975. Its highest annual count was 7 in 1970; its best national rank was #5,183 in 1942.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

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How common is Ondra?

Ondra had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 2006, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 2006: 1 in 791,000; 5 of 3,956,166 births
Among boys only: 1 in 411,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 2006: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 548,442 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Ondra sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2006 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 548,442 children born in 2006 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Ondra. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Ondras were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Ondra was born before 1966 — so the typical Ondra is around 59 today.

Median birth year: 1966; About 59 years old
Biggest decade: 1960s; 44.6% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 10.9%; Spread across generations
Recorded since 1950: 92; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1960s — 44.6% of all recorded uses (41).

Is Ondra rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 1963 (13)
Years since peak: 62; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Shifting; 20.6% average annual change
Best rank ever: #2,378; 1963

Spellings of Ondra

Ondra is not the most common spelling — Andre is, with 83.4% against Ondra's 0.06%.

Andre83.4%130,656
Andrea3.8%6,029
Ora3.6%5,616
Sandra1.7%2,692
Andra1.7%2,592
Andrae1.4%2,122
Rudra1.1%1,763
Dondre1.1%1,647

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Ondra by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #2,378; 1963
Peak year: 1963; 13 that year
First recorded: 1956
Last recorded: 2006
All-time count: 92
Count in 2025: Under 5

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #5,183; 1942
Peak year: 1970; 7 that year
First recorded: 1942
Last recorded: 1975
All-time count: 28
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Ondra

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Indra Ondre Eldra Audra Dandra Ondrej Ondray Rudra Alondra Undra Chandra Sadra Deundra Kendra Dondra Leandra Rajendra Ravindra Deaundra Aundra Ondreaz Deondra Keondra Andra

Sibling names for Ondra

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Jonna Edie Pennie Nannette Alesia Moira Lolita Lanette

For a brother

Greggory Berry Chet Rob Richie Vince Kennedy Tod

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